She sounds ready to start to me! Put her on the potty and tell her what it's for and see what happens! My son took right to a pint-sized potty. I like the baby bjorn best for the little ones because it seems to be shorter than all the others.

She sounds ready to start to me! Put her on the potty and tell her what it's for and see what happens! My son took right to a pint-sized potty. I like the baby bjorn best for the little ones because it seems to be shorter than all the others.

My daughter really clicked with her potty training at 22 months. I started around 18 months but she really didn't start using it until 21. Then one day she got it and now she's pretty much completely trained!

My daughter really clicked with her potty training at 22 months. I started around 18 months but she really didn't start using it until 21. Then one day she got it and now she's pretty much completely trained!

My daughter is 16 mo and is kind of trained already. We're going through a potty-pause, but she knows how to communicate she needs to go, (if she wants to) and is able to do her duty on a potty insert on the toilet (or the baby Bjorn little potty we have) if she wants. I take her to the bathroom with me sometimes, but we just put her on the potty basically after every diaper change and if she wants to go, she does. Sometimes she holds it until we're back on the changing table, but not often. I think as long as you can communicate where pee and poop is supposed to go (toilet) and offer some opportunities to use it, that's the ticket. At 16 mo I wouldn't expect the resistance of a 24 or 36 mo, so it might be best to start sooner. Plus at this age there's no pressure--some kids are 3 by the time they are potty trained. And if you can get your kid to go on the potty even SOMETIMES, it's better than not at all, and it's helping them learn that a diaper is not the place to go. I think it's crazy that we spend 2-4 years training a kid to use a diaper (what parent hasn't cried out in disappointment/frustration when their baby pees or poops on the changing table??) and then all of a sudden expect him or her to use a potty.

My daughter is 16 mo and is kind of trained already. We're going through a potty-pause, but she knows how to communicate she needs to go, (if she wants to) and is able to do her duty on a potty insert on the toilet (or the baby Bjorn little potty we have) if she wants. I take her to the bathroom with me sometimes, but we just put her on the potty basically after every diaper change and if she wants to go, she does. Sometimes she holds it until we're back on the changing table, but not often. I think as long as you can communicate where pee and poop is supposed to go (toilet) and offer some opportunities to use it, that's the ticket. At 16 mo I wouldn't expect the resistance of a 24 or 36 mo, so it might be best to start sooner. Plus at this age there's no pressure--some kids are 3 by the time they are potty trained. And if you can get your kid to go on the potty even SOMETIMES, it's better than not at all, and it's helping them learn that a diaper is not the place to go. I think it's crazy that we spend 2-4 years training a kid to use a diaper (what parent hasn't cried out in disappointment/frustration when their baby pees or poops on the changing table??) and then all of a sudden expect him or her to use a potty.

My toddlers 24m and shows no sign of readiness yet. Dr told me to wait until they tell you they need a change or are showing signs of when they are going. Without those signs, it will take twice as log and twice the battle.

My toddlers 24m and shows no sign of readiness yet. Dr told me to wait until they tell you they need a change or are showing signs of when they are going. Without those signs, it will take twice as log and twice the battle.

This might sound crazy, but one of my best friends, as soon as her daughter could sit up (which she did extremely early) she would take her in the bathroom every two hours and sit her on the toliet. She would alot of the times pee and/or poop. Crazy I know but she is 14 months and goes in her little potty pretty often. Start early is what I'm going to do with this baby. Good luck!

This might sound crazy, but one of my best friends, as soon as her daughter could sit up (which she did extremely early) she would take her in the bathroom every two hours and sit her on the toliet. She would alot of the times pee and/or poop. Crazy I know but she is 14 months and goes in her little potty pretty often. Start early is what I'm going to do with this baby. Good luck!

We got DS a potty when he was 18 months, and we'd take him in with us and sit him on his potty whenever we had to go. Eventually he got the hang of it, he's almost 2 1/2 and completely potty trained at home, but won't use public pottys. Just don't stress over it and push them, they will do it when they are ready!

We got DS a potty when he was 18 months, and we'd take him in with us and sit him on his potty whenever we had to go. Eventually he got the hang of it, he's almost 2 1/2 and completely potty trained at home, but won't use public pottys. Just don't stress over it and push them, they will do it when they are ready!

I actually read somewhere that in china once the child starts walking they are potty trained, no more diapers or even pull ups, they go straight to underwear. Their kids are 100% potty trained by a year. We in America tend to wait for the signs of readiness there for end up with 2-3 year olds still in diapers (not judging my toddler isn't 100% potty trained yet) I just found it interesting and plan to put that to the test with this LO - I started with my now 2yr old when his was one and it's been an on and off battle since. He has his days where he is all for using the toilet and then days he wants nothing to do with it. His dr said its normal and to not push him, he will decided when he is ready.

I actually read somewhere that in china once the child starts walking they are potty trained, no more diapers or even pull ups, they go straight to underwear. Their kids are 100% potty trained by a year. We in America tend to wait for the signs of readiness there for end up with 2-3 year olds still in diapers (not judging my toddler isn't 100% potty trained yet) I just found it interesting and plan to put that to the test with this LO - I started with my now 2yr old when his was one and it's been an on and off battle since. He has his days where he is all for using the toilet and then days he wants nothing to do with it. His dr said its normal and to not push him, he will decided when he is ready.

Here 18 months is the recommended start age. I started a bit at 18 months but she really wasn't ready and hated the potty. Now it's 3 months later and as of this week she's started really showing interest. She's no longer scared, and has gone an average of once a day all week. Unfortunately she's at the babysitters mon-fri so I can't really progress her much until the end of June when I go on holidays.

Here 18 months is the recommended start age. I started a bit at 18 months but she really wasn't ready and hated the potty. Now it's 3 months later and as of this week she's started really showing interest. She's no longer scared, and has gone an average of once a day all week. Unfortunately she's at the babysitters mon-fri so I can't really progress her much until the end of June when I go on holidays.

I just found a blog/book on toddler potty training and the gal says (if you missed the EC boat) that 20-30 months is the prime age for toddler potty training. If you think your kid might be ready, he or she IS an it's really probably you who it's ready. Anyway, this gal has some amazing insights and I'd suggest you check out her blog, just google "oh crap potty training".

I just found a blog/book on toddler potty training and the gal says (if you missed the EC boat) that 20-30 months is the prime age for toddler potty training. If you think your kid might be ready, he or she IS an it's really probably you who it's ready. Anyway, this gal has some amazing insights and I'd suggest you check out her blog, just google "oh crap potty training".

Good advice here; just wanted to throw out there that we can expect backsliding too. My dd is 3.5, and the past 2 wks has been using her panties 2-3 times a day. So frustrating. Just remember that it's got to be ultimately up to them. She will not be put on the potty. If she says she doesn't have to go, she would eat poo and die before she peed on cue. Then turn around 30 mins later and pee in her panties. Patience, and a washable time out chair!

Good advice here; just wanted to throw out there that we can expect backsliding too. My dd is 3.5, and the past 2 wks has been using her panties 2-3 times a day. So frustrating. Just remember that it's got to be ultimately up to them. She will not be put on the potty. If she says she doesn't have to go, she would eat poo and die before she peed on cue. Then turn around 30 mins later and pee in her panties. Patience, and a washable time out chair!

My son is 3 & has been training for a yr already. He goes on his own now w/o telling me most of the time. @ stores he tells me & he rarely has any accidents. He still wears a diaper to sleep tho bc he doesn't wake up to go pee :/ I started @ abt 22 mo. I just got a seat for the big toilet bc ds is 95% height & when he's on a toddler toilet his knees r @ his chest. I DO NOT suggest pullups tho bc they r just the same as diapers only more expensive. I used them for awhile but ds just used them as a diaper. I bought him underwear & did naked time (totally naked) & just let him wear just underwear around the house for a few weeks & he did awesome!

My son is 3 & has been training for a yr already. He goes on his own now w/o telling me most of the time. @ stores he tells me & he rarely has any accidents. He still wears a diaper to sleep tho bc he doesn't wake up to go pee :/ I started @ abt 22 mo. I just got a seat for the big toilet bc ds is 95% height & when he's on a toddler toilet his knees r @ his chest. I DO NOT suggest pullups tho bc they r just the same as diapers only more expensive. I used them for awhile but ds just used them as a diaper. I bought him underwear & did naked time (totally naked) & just let him wear just underwear around the house for a few weeks & he did awesome!

Not crazy @ all. My dad told me his grandmother told him that once her babies were abt 6 mo she would take them to the outhouse after they ate & they all were out of diapers by 1 yr bc she just stopped changing diapers. If they went n the diaper they would wear it till she took them to the out house next. Apparantly this was the way things were done @ the time lol

Not crazy @ all. My dad told me his grandmother told him that once her babies were abt 6 mo she would take them to the outhouse after they ate & they all were out of diapers by 1 yr bc she just stopped changing diapers. If they went n the diaper they would wear it till she took them to the out house next. Apparantly this was the way things were done @ the time lol

She will give you signs when she is ready, by that I think she would be ready. I starte daughter at 18 months I bought a potty and put it in the restroom with us . Everytime I would go I would bring her with me and ask her to sit on the potty. She took to it very well . She just turned 3 and is completely potty trained and has been since she was two! But remember every child is different some start later then others it's ok my husbands nieces didn't start till there were 3 years old. Good luck! :)

She will give you signs when she is ready, by that I think she would be ready. I starte daughter at 18 months I bought a potty and put it in the restroom with us . Everytime I would go I would bring her with me and ask her to sit on the potty. She took to it very well . She just turned 3 and is completely potty trained and has been since she was two! But remember every child is different some start later then others it's ok my husbands nieces didn't start till there were 3 years old. Good luck! :)

I potty trained my son at 16.5 months. At that young age it took almost a month for him to get it and truthfully it was me, not him, who was trained for a while. That being said we've never gone back to diapers (except for sleeping) and now, at 27 months he's pretty much independent. I wouldn't have changed what I did even though it was hard for me in the beginning - so worth it!

I potty trained my son at 16.5 months. At that young age it took almost a month for him to get it and truthfully it was me, not him, who was trained for a while. That being said we've never gone back to diapers (except for sleeping) and now, at 27 months he's pretty much independent. I wouldn't have changed what I did even though it was hard for me in the beginning - so worth it!

my daughter is 33 months and was trained twice. She was at 20 months and than just stopped and refused the potty. Than again about 6 months later, than she got sick. It a big battle now. Do not use pull ups they make it more difficult, and id u use panties, put the plastic undies over them. They work better. But if u have a child who.is stubborn and will sit in full panties all day, not much other than them.being ready is gonna work. Best of luck!

my daughter is 33 months and was trained twice. She was at 20 months and than just stopped and refused the potty. Than again about 6 months later, than she got sick. It a big battle now. Do not use pull ups they make it more difficult, and id u use panties, put the plastic undies over them. They work better. But if u have a child who.is stubborn and will sit in full panties all day, not much other than them.being ready is gonna work. Best of luck!

I think the trick is starting when they are ready. When my daughter was two our doctor said she was very stubborn & " have fun training her". I never pushed, I would ask & she would say no... But over the past few months she is interested. She will be three in a month. I am so excited she pees on the potty now all day & wears panties during the day.. Yah!!! I read never get angry if they pee on the floor or where ever during potty training. They are learning & accidents happen. Have the patience of a Saint :P

I think the trick is starting when they are ready. When my daughter was two our doctor said she was very stubborn & " have fun training her". I never pushed, I would ask & she would say no... But over the past few months she is interested. She will be three in a month. I am so excited she pees on the potty now all day & wears panties during the day.. Yah!!! I read never get angry if they pee on the floor or where ever during potty training. They are learning & accidents happen. Have the patience of a Saint :P

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